moist

adj., moist·er, moist·est.

1. Slightly wet; damp or humid. See synonyms at wet.
2. Filled with or characterized by moisture.
3. Tearful.

[Middle English moiste, from Old French, alteration (influenced by Latin musteus, juicy) of Vulgar Latin *muscidus, alteration of Latin mūcidus, moldy, from mūcus, mucus.]

moistly moist'ly adv.
moistness moist'ness n.

adjective

Slightly wet: damp, dank. See dry/wet.

adj

Definition: wet, wettish
Antonyms: dry

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Having a moderate moisture content, slightly wet to the touch.

• m. dermatitis — see moist dermatitis of rabbits.
• m. grain storage — grain stored at about 30% moisture in airtight silos. (Normally grain is stored at 10–15% moisture.) Care is needed to avoid errors in the ensiling process and the storage costs are much higher, but the grain is more digestible. To avoid the silo costs, the grain can be treated with propionic or acetic acid and stored in bins, but care needs to be given to the grain's vitamin E content, which may be diminished by this treatment.
• m. lung sounds — sounds heard on auscultation of the lungs that indicate the presence of inflammatory or edema fluid in the bronchi or alveoli.

IN BRIEF: Slightly wet.

The huge leaves of the squash vines keep the ground moist for all of the roots. — Deborah Champlain.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fugtig

Nederlands (Dutch)
vochtig, regenachtig

Français (French)
adj. - humide, m¯lleux, moite, bien hydraté, mouillé (de larmes)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - feucht

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - υγρός, νοτισμένος

Italiano (Italian)
umido

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - úmido

Русский (Russian)
влажный, сырой, дождливый, увлажнять

Español (Spanish)
adj. - húmedo, mojado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - fuktig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
潮湿的, 感伤的, 多雨的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 潮濕的, 感傷的, 多雨的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 물기가 있는, 눈물이 눈에 맺힌

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 湿った, 雨の多い, うるんだ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) رطب, مبتل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לחלוחי, רטוב, לח‬

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